Roller-bearing.



' T. M. FOOTE.

ROLLER BEARING.

APPLIOATION FILED 0M. so, 1908.

929259;, mammal D5155 7, 1909.

FIG. 1.

5 16.5 mg. a we. 5.

. 5 WATN'E SE INVENTQR" is wet FRANK M. FOOTE, OF MARSHALL, MICHIGAN.

' ROLLER-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fitented lice. 7:, 1909.

Application filed October 30, 1808. Serial No. 460,231.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FHA-S1; M. FOU'tIC. a citizen of the United States, residing at Murshalh-in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in lloller- Bearings, of which the following is a specifieation.

My present invention relates to roller bearings, and has for an object a construction of this kind wherein a wheel is better held in adjustment as it revolves on a co1ninon axle, spindle, or shaft.

A further object is the making of an axle with a detachable shoulder collar and also to hold. compressible non-metallic packing in position to receive end thrust from the wheel or wheel boxing, the packing being pressed into a thickness to make the rightadjustment to hold the wheel or wheel boxing from end movement, the packing being also free to revolve with the wheel or wheel boxing around the axle, spindle, or shaft, and also a further object is the making of a roller bearing in which all adjusting, jam nuts and locking washers are dispensed with, the adjustment being made by compressing lmther or some non-metallic packing in a way to bring all bearing parts in tight. adjustment, and to accomplish the above results by means of few and simple pans the arrangement and mechanism of which will be hereinafter described in a particular form of construction, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which lilze marks of reference refer to correspondii'ig parts in the ditlerent views.

Figure l, is a longitudinal view of an axle end, Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view of this hearing. Fig. 3, is a sectional view of a detachable collar. Fig. 4, is a detail in section of a locking spring. Fig. 5, is an elevation of a nut, partly in section, with hearing elements rcn'iovcd. Fig. (i, is a sectional view of a cup.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings: A, is the end of an axle. It is squared at a, and rounded atb, and also at 1', and threaded at- 3.

D, a detachable collar made with a contracted end that fits the axle at b, the end of the collar also fits against the shoulder lOllllCd where the rounded and squared parts of the axle meet atl. The

tltttttflltllJlO collar has an expanded part'd,

t nnlar shoulder at 4-, and at its outer end a j slanting groove w. .ln'uinstshoulder t, is 1 placed race-way ringll, in race-way ring .ll, 3 are beating rollers I, and against bearing rollers l, is cup F, and in cup I, is coniprosihlc washer (l, and outside of cup F, is lot-hing spring E, the spring, having an outer slanting part 5, to litthe slanting groove 0, in the detachable collar. Spring l), is cut at 6, to spring shut when being placed in position and afterward open up to it the slant in groove 0:, and in that way hold it fast so that it cannot. slit) from detachable collar D. Springll, also has an inner annular in'ojcetion at m, to engage with the outer end of cup F, to hold it against dis placement. Cup 1*, is made with an annular race-way at a, and an inner annular shoulder at 7,50 as to let it slip over the axle and into place against the bearing rollers, the hearing rollers fitting into annular race-,way n on the cup, and in this way the cup is prevented from wearing sidewise against the locking spring and is also held central with respect to the axlf Restingagainst shoulder 0, in the cup is Cv apressible washer G, that also fits around the axle. lV-asher G, fits against the end of wheel boxing B, and is free to revolve with it around the axle.

At the outer end of axle A, is nut C. The nut is threaded to the axle at 3. The inner end of the nut is enlarged and grooved out at g, and in this groove are the following parts, made the same and performing the same function at this, end of the wheel boxing B, as parts filllltll) described and bean ing the same marks of reference, do at the shouldered end of the wheel boxing, and the special description or parts havin like marks of reference are to be taken as already given. In the bottom of groove 9, is raceway ring ll, and in race-way ring H, are bearing rollers I, and. against bearing rollers l is cup F, and in cup F, is compressible washer G, outside of cup 1*, is looking spring that tits in the slanting groove e, in the outer extensior 7a, of nut C, the inner extension h, of the out being internally the axle. It will thus be seen that the same raceway, bearing'roljters, cup, compressible washer, and locking sprii'ig, except as to size, are used a; both ends of the Wheel boxing, and that both ends of the wheel boxing tit against a compressiblewasher.

at 0,:1nd the bottom of the cup is cut outthreaded at j, to lit the threads on the end of avay, bearing rollers, cup, and compressible thus form a tight adjustment to hold the press into the compressible washers will tend to hold the washers central and the It will t-hereitore be seen that this hearing complete consists of a wheel boxing on an axle and a race-way, bearing rollers, cup, and compressible washer, held fast: to a nut i by means of a locking spring, the nut being, '5 at one end 01 the wheel boxing, and a 1'2lL't washer, held fast to a detachable collar by means of a lock-mg spring, the detachable collar being at the other end of the wheel bOXIH Thus it will be seen in this construction, if the distance :lro n compressible washer in the collar cup to couunesible washer in nut cup less than the lengthol' the wheel boxing it will, when the nut Screwed to place compress the washers in the cups at each end of: the wheel boxing and wheel boxing in place, it. will also be seen that when the ends of the wheel boxing will in turn hold the cups to keep them from t pressing sidewise against the locking l springs to wear them out. It will also be i seen that the detachable vcollar is capable of end movement along the rounded part of l the axle and-that the square part of the axle forms a. stop to prevent the collar from l further movement. in that direction and also l if the squared part of the axle is rounded, a i set screw or some other turn: at stop could l he used to prevent the collar from end movernent, and it will therefore be seen, by using an open,instead il a cappcdiiut, lhisbearing could be used on axles other than the ordinary ehicle axle 1 Ha ing thus described my invention what l I claim and desire to secure by Letters latl ent l l. In a roller bearing, the combination of an axle spindle having a shoulder, a collar titling the inner rrnuuled portion of the spimjlle, one end of the collar ctnitacting with the shoulder :rat the other end being enlarged, a aceway ring located within the enlarged part of the collar, rollers bearing against the raceway ring, a cup contacting with the hcarir'ig rollers, a com iiressible washer in the cup, :1 spring ring fitting around the cup and into a slanting groove in the inner side of the enlarged part of the collar, the spring being provided with an annular internally extending rib to engage and hold the cup 't'rom displacement.

In a roller bearing, the combination of a nut provided with an enlarged portion which is grooved, the other end of the nut. being adapted to receive awrench, a racewit, ring located in the groove, rollers bcaring against the racevay ring, a cup in con tact with the bearing rollers. a compressible washer in the cup and a spring tilting over the outside of the cup and into a slanting groove in the inside of the outer all of the grooved portion, the spring being provided 1 with an annular inreri'mllv extending rib to engage and hold the cup tro'n displacement.

In a roller bearing, the combination o'l an akle spindle having a shoulder, a collar titting the inner rounded. portion ot the spindle and in contact with the shoulder, the other end of the olla r enlarged, an axle nut: with an enlarged part which is grooved,

a raceway ring located in the groove in the not and also in the enlarged part of the collar, rollers hearing against the raceway rings, cups in contactwith said rollers. compressible Washers in the cups, a spring fitting over the outside of each cup and into a slanting groove, the springs provided with i an annular internally extending rih to engagc and hold the cups 'l'rom displacement,

said compressible washers being l cated one at each end of a wheel boxing and in direct contact therewith.

FRANK M. FOO'IE. Witnesses LOUIS O. MILLER, FRANK B. Sr YDER. 

